Not much of a synagogue if you can't get a minyan for a prayer session. And, these days, Afghanistan is not high on the list of preferred destinations for Jewish emigration. At least Zeb Simentov is happy there!
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A
minyan (
Hebrew: plural "minyanim") is traditionally a quorum of ten or more adult (over the age of
Bar Mitzvah) male
Jews for the purpose of communal
prayer; a minyan is often held within a
synagogue, but may (and often is) held elsewhere.
According to Jewish law, a
minyan is required for many parts of the communal prayer service, including
Barechu,
Kaddish, repetition of the
Amidah, the priestly blessing, and the
Torah and
Haftarah readings. Women are not required to pray with a minyan, and thus Judaism has traditionally counted only men in the minyan for formal prayer.
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